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Cryogenics. / McClintock, Peter V. E.
Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, 2nd edition. ed. / R. A. Meyers. Vol. 4 San Diego : Academic Press, 1992. p. 663-686.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Cryogenics.
AU - McClintock, Peter V. E.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Cryogenics is the science and technology of very low temperatures. Although there is no hard and fast definition of where ordinary refrigeration gives way to cryogenics, it is customary to consider the dividing line as being at ~ 100K. Of particular scientific interest and importance are the cryogenic phenomena of superconductivity (below -20 K) and superfluidity (below -2 K), for which no known analogues exist in the everyday world at room temperature. Cryogenic techniques are now being employed in applications as diverse as medicine, rocketry, archeology, and metrology.
AB - Cryogenics is the science and technology of very low temperatures. Although there is no hard and fast definition of where ordinary refrigeration gives way to cryogenics, it is customary to consider the dividing line as being at ~ 100K. Of particular scientific interest and importance are the cryogenic phenomena of superconductivity (below -20 K) and superfluidity (below -2 K), for which no known analogues exist in the everyday world at room temperature. Cryogenic techniques are now being employed in applications as diverse as medicine, rocketry, archeology, and metrology.
M3 - Chapter
VL - 4
SP - 663
EP - 686
BT - Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, 2nd edition
A2 - Meyers, R. A.
PB - Academic Press
CY - San Diego
ER -